Way back in the early 80’s whilst at college studying textile design, Caran d’Ache pencils were the mark of a designer, if you were using them, you were “serious about design”. I loved my Prismalo range offering what seemed like a huuuuuuge range of 40 colours that were water soluble, that blew my mind. [...]
You’ve just finished decorating and furnishing your room now you’re thinking about dressing the space and artwork is to play a role. How do you begin placing it? We know it can be nerve-wracking putting fixings in the wall for your first piece of painting. How do you get it right? [...]
When is a frame not a frame? When it’s a view? When it’s a hood partially covering a face? When it’s a structure offering a glimpse, a foreground inviting you deeper into a garden? In truth, there are frames everywhere, all different, not all immediately evident, and not all are necessarily deliberate. What they [...]
There’s no doubt, allowing light to flood into our homes is uplifting. With more and more contemporary domestic properties being designed to bring the outside in, it’s clear it positively impacts our lives. But with every silver lining there is a cloud and ultraviolet (UV) is that cloud. It’s the most damaging element of [...]
Image: Liliana Drew: pexels . . . Have you ever wondered what to do with those precious paintings and drawings your children bring home from school? Is there a special piece of work that deserves more than just being stuck to the fridge or taped to a kitchen cupboard door? [...]
